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Court fines police inspectors for arresting innocent person in POCSO case

The second Additional Fast-track Special Court (POCSO court) here has ordered two women police officers to pay a fine of Rs 5 lakh for arresting an innocent person and keeping him in judicial custody for one year in a POCSO (Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences) case. Judge K U Radhakrishna, in his order, directed sub-inspector P P Rosamma and inspector Revathi of the women police station in the city to pay the fine as compensation to Naveen Sequeira, who was acquitted by the court in the case. The judge ordered also the State Home Department secretary to take legal action against the erring women police officers. Sequeira was arrested on mistaken identity based on the statement of the victim in the case who mentioned the name of Naveen as her tormentor. The case was slapped on Sequeira by the sub-inspector and was handed over to the inspector Revathi for investigation. Subsequently, a chargesheet was filed against him. During the hearing and taking into cognizance the ...

Gyanvapi case: Court to hear plea on Nov 2 seeking survey of 'tehkhana'

A court here on Friday fixed November 2 for the hearing of a plea by the Hindu side for the survey of two underground places (tehkhana) in the Gyanvapi Mosque complex. The Varanasi district court also imposed a penalty on the mosque committee for not filing an objection to this prayer in time. District Government Counsel Mahendra Pandey said, "The advocates representing the Hindu side have earlier appealed for a survey of two closed underground places (tehkhana) in Gyanvapi complex. The court had given time to the mosque side to file an objection regarding this." "The mosque side could not file any objection today after which the court slapped a fine of Rs 100 on them and fixed the date of hearing," Pandey added. One of the petitioners from the Hindu side also pleaded to ensure the safety of idols of Lord Ganesh and Goddess Lakshmi recovered from there.

Gyanvapi mosque case: Varanasi court defers hearing to October 11

The district court in Varanasi on Friday deferred the hearing in the Gyanvapi case and scheduled it for October 11

Newsmaker: Constitutional law is new Attorney General Venkataramani's forte

With his appointment as AG, the many constitutional law matters that are pending before the Supreme Court will receive specialised attention

Gyanvapi-Shringar Gauri case: Court fixes Sep 29 as next date of hearing

The Varanasi district court on Thursday admitted a plea for carbon-dating of a "Shivling" claimed to have been found inside the Gyanvapi mosque complex here and asked the mosque management to file its objections by the next date of hearing. Judge A K Vishesh fixed September 29 as the next date of hearing in the matter involving the Gyanvapi mosque-Shringar Gauri dispute. The court resumed hearing in the matter on Thursday, after rejecting a plea questioning the maintainability of the petition on September 12. The petition seeks the court's permission for worshipping the idols of the Hindu deities located on an outer wall of the mosque on a daily basis. Appearing on behalf of the plaintiff women, advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain placed the demand for carbon-dating of the "Shivling" before the court. The judge allowed the plea and fixed September 29 as the next date of hearing in the matter, district government advocate Rana Sanjeev Singh said. The court did not entertain the Muslim sid

Gyanvapi case: Plea for worship of Hindu idols maintainable, says court

The Varanasi district court on Monday rejected the plea questioning the maintainability of a petition seeking permission for daily worship of Hindu deities whose idols are located on an outer wall of the Gyanvapi mosque. District Judge A K Vishvesh ordered that it would continue to hear the petition seeking the right to worship deities on the outer wall of the mosque complex located close to the Kashi Vishwanath temple. The court fixed September 22 as the next date of hearing in the case. Merajuddin Siddiqui, the advocate representing the Muslim side, said that they will move the Allahabad High Court against the judgement. The district judge delivered a 26-page order in 10 minutes in the presence of restricted 32 persons inside the courtroom, including lawyers of the two sides and plaintiffs, said an advocate who was present in the courtroom. In the order, the judge said, "In view of the discussions and analysis, I have come to the conclusion that the suit of the plaintiffs is not

Gyanvapi case: Security tightened in Varanasi ahead of district court order

Prohibitory orders were clamped and security tightened in Varanasi ahead of the district court order on Monday on the maintainability of the plea in the Gyanvapi mosque-Shringar Gauri case. District Judge AK Vishvesh had last month reserved the order till September 12 in the communally sensitive matter. Police Commissioner A Satish Ganesh said on Sunday that prohibitory orders have been issued in the Varanasi commissionerate and officers have been asked to interact with religious leaders in their respective areas to ensure that peace is maintained. To maintain law and order, he said, the entire city has been divided into sectors which have been allocated police force as per their requirement. Directives for flag march and foot march in sensitive areas have also been issued, he said. Checking has been intensified in the district's border areas, hotels and guest houses, while an eye is being also kept on social media. Five women had filed the petition seeking permission for daily .

Legislation barring parties from offering freebies not advisable: SC

Court protests media leak of Election Commission's affidavit in the matter

Lakhimpur Kheri court to hear Zubair's bail plea in fact-check case today

The bail plea hearing of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair is scheduled to be held in the sessions court of Uttar Pradesh's Mohammadi today, a day after Delhi's Patiala House Court granted him bail

All 7 accused in Udaipur tailor's killing to be produced in court today

The seven accused in the killing of Kanhaiya Lal in Rajasthan's Udaipur will be produced in a designated NIA court in Jaipur on Tuesday

Sharjeel Imam alleges assault inside jail, moves court for protection

Activist and former JNU student Sharjeel Imam, who is in judicial custody in connection with the 2020 Delhi riots case, approached a court here, alleging assault and harassment inside the prison

Hearing on Gyanvapi mosque case to resume today in Varanasi court

The hearing on the Gyanvapi case will resume in Varanasi court today

Punjab: Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi to be produced in Amritsar court today

Security has been increased in Amritsar after Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, the mastermind in the Sidhu Moose Wala murder case, was brought to the State Special Operation Cell (SSOC)

Money laundering case: 5 Indian politicians who were summoned by ED

Here are five instances when ED summoned politicians in various money laundering cases

Ludhiana court: Security tightens outside court complex after blast

Security tightened outside the Ludhiana court complex in Punjab after the blast on December 23 that killed one and injured six others.Speaking to ANI, BS Randhawa, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) said, "Security has been tightened outside the court complex. The court is running as per the routine but the security is strengthened. Various teams have arrived for the investigation."Meanwhile, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Som Prakash, and others reached District Courts Complex on Friday to take stock of the situation after the blast.They also met Ludhiana Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar and other senior police officials.Earlier today, police informed that the person who died in the Ludhiana court blast is believed to have had brought explosives to the District Court Complex."The blast (in Ludhiana court) occurred at 12:22 pm on December 23... Preliminary investigation suggests that the person who died in the blast .

Ludhiana court blast: Deceased believed to be handler of bomb

The person who died in the Ludhiana court blast yesterday is believed to have had brought explosives to the District Court Complex, police said on Friday.

EU court allows employers to ban headscarfs, religious symbols at workplace

European employers can ban people from wearing any visible sign of their political, religious beliefs, including headscarves in order to present a neutral image European Union's top court ruled

Didn't get medical treatment for toothache in jail: Umar Khalid tells court

The court directed the jail authorities to file a compliance report before it within two days

Tablighi Jamaat: Delhi court grants bail to 82 Bangladeshi nationals

A Delhi court granted bail to 82 Bangladeshi nationals who were chargesheeted for attending Tablighi Jamaat congregation for allegedly violating visa conditions

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